Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube

Operário Ferroviário
Full nameOperário Ferroviário Esporte Clube
NicknamesOFEC
Alvinegro Paranaense (Paraná's Black & White)
Fantasma da Vila (Ghost of the Town)
Fantasma de Vila Oficinas (Ghost of the Oficinas' Village)
Trem Fantasma (Ghost Train)
Founded1 May 1912 (1912-05-01)
GroundGermano Krüger
Capacity10,632
PresidentÁlvaro Goes
Head coachLuizinho Lopes
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paranaense
2025
2025
Série B, 12th of 20
Paranaense, 1st of 12 (champions)
Websitewww.operarioferroviario.com.br

Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Operário Ferroviário, Operário de Ponta Grossa or simply Operário-PR, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Ponta Grossa, Paraná which currently plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state football league.[1]

They competed in Série A once.

History

The team was founded on 1 May 1912, thus being the second oldest club in the state of Paraná.[1] The club won the Southern Zone Campeonato Paranaense Second Level in 1969.[2] Operário competed in the Série A in 1979 and in the Série B in 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025.[2]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Germano Krüger stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10.632 people.[3]

Honours

Official tournaments

National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1 2018
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D 1 2017
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Paranaense 3 2015, 2025, 2026
Taça FPF 1 2016
Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata 3s 1916, 1969, 2018
  •   record
  • s shared record

Others tournaments

State

  • Campeonato Paranaense do Interior (16): 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1957, 1958, 1990, 1991
  • Torneio Início do Paraná (2): 1927, 1956

Runners-up

Current squad

As of 7 March 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Elias Curzel
2 DF  BRA Mikael Doka
3 MF  BRA Charles Almeida
4 DF  BRA André
5 MF  BRA Índio
6 DF  BRA Moraes (on loan from Goiás)
8 MF  COL Juan Zuluaga
9 FW  BRA Vinícius Mingotti
10 MF  BRA Gabriel Boschilia (captain)
11 FW  BRA Aylon
12 GK  BRA Talles
14 FW  CPV Berto
16 DF  BRA Miranda
18 DF  COL Jhan Torres
19 FW  BRA Kauã Gomes (on loan from Foz do Iguaçu)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  BRA Vinícius Diniz
22 DF  COL José Cuenú
23 DF  BRA João Gabriel
27 DF  BRA Gabriel Feliciano
28 FW  BRA Dudu Mosconi
29 FW  COL Edwin Torres
30 MF  BRA Pedro Vilhena
33 GK  BRA Vagner
35 MF  BRA Thiago Medeiros
39 MF  BRA Matheus Trindade
88 MF  BRA Neto Paraíba
92 FW  BRA Pablo
99 FW  BRA Léo Gaúcho
FW  BRA Felipe Augusto

Youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  BRA Kayo Fernandes
34 DF  BRA Léo Borges
41 DF  BRA Ryan Santos
42 FW  BRA Isaque Paulista
43 MF  BRA Zé Pagliarini

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

References

  1. ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 211. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. ^ a b "Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Germano Krüger passa por reformas" (in Portuguese). Tribuna PR. Retrieved August 3, 2019.